When Bandai Namco announced Gundam Rogue Orbit, it was immediately clear that it had no connection with the classic Universal Century anime, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t connected to any Gundam anime. As a matter of fact, we just learned that it is.
The next big Gundam anime series has been announced, and it’s titled Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (Pronounced “Alex Zero”). The big news is that the upcoming mecha action game and the anime share their universe.
To be specific, the game is set in the year A.A. (After Apocalypse) 135, ninety years after the anime, which is set in the year A.A. 45.
The year A.A. 1 in this timeline marks the time in which humanity had to abandon Eearth to escape an aggressive, self-proliferating sylicon lifeform, while in A.A. 45, humanity is ready to launch its first counterattack to retake the planet after living on the Moon and in Space Colonies.
The story is officially described as follows:
“The three revelations delivered by the Autonomous Interstellar Object from another galaxy ushered in an age of unprecedented prosperity, allowing humanity to expand across the entire solar system.
Gravity Control. FTL Communication. Cognitive Materialization. Yet less than ten years after its discovery, the Object that had delivered these three revelations suddenly ran rampant, spawning an aggressive, self-proliferating ecosystem.
Humanity came to see this unknown ecosystem as the Apocalypse.
For three months, humanity fought the Apocalypse to a standstill in orbit above Earth. Forced to abandon the planet, humanity marked that year as A.A. 1—the first year After Apocalypse.
By A.A. 45, children born on the Moon and in space colonies have never known life without the Apocalypse.
And on the lunar surface, a boy named Ray Azumi awakens—”
The world of this new timeline, codenamed RG Project, was created by the anime’s director Kenji Kamiyama, whom you likely know for directing the Ghost in the Shell TV series. He worked alongside award-winning author Toh Enjoe.
Below you can enjoy the teaser trailer of the anime series, alongside the presentation that revealed it and the new universe.
The presentation also showcased art for the game’s main Gundam unit, Gundam Helix, and its enemy Apocalypse. You can certainly see that 90 years have passed from the TV series in the design of the Helix compared to the Gundam Zero.
Unsiurprisingly, you can expect model kits and features dedicated to these lovely mecha.
Gundam Rogue Orbit will release in 2027 for PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
If you’re interested in more mecha games, you can check out Muv-Luv: Tactics Kalidasa at Nightmare, which will also land in 2027.
